-oa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oa"

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoa/
• Rhymes: -oa

Suffix

-oa

1. (transitive) Instrumental verbal suffix; usually, but not exclusively, appended to nouns to create verbs. Transitive counterpart of -ihui.

Derived terms

Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -oa

Finnish

Etymology

Confluence of Proto-Finnic *-odak, *-oidak, former from Proto-Uralic *-w- (attached to stems ending in -a-; compare -o) and latter from Proto-Uralic *-j- (with ensuing labialization of the preceding -a-).

Suffix

-oa (front vowel harmony variant -öä, stem -o-)

1. Forms frequentative and continuative verbs, primarily from nouns or verbs ending in -ta or -ata, but also from adverbs.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -oa

Anagrams

• ao.